Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Palestine
Palestine: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 64,549 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Palestine, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Palestine stood at 64,549 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Palestine peaked at 64,549 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,300 number, in 1970.
That places Palestine 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,300 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,541 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 20,078 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 20,738 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 21,445 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 22,100 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 22,683 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 23,233 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 23,674 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 24,066 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 24,473 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 24,946 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 25,592 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 26,381 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 27,252 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 28,133 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 28,945 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 29,771 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 30,541 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 31,338 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 32,252 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 33,378 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 34,812 number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 36,480 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 38,343 number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 40,371 number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 42,496 number | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 44,850 number | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 47,473 number | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 50,086 number | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 52,377 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 54,063 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 55,038 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 55,250 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 55,006 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 54,633 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54,454 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 54,457 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54,457 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54,508 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 54,646 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 54,958 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 55,491 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 56,375 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 57,497 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 58,756 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 59,965 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 61,401 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 62,979 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 64,549 number | +2.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 64,549 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 64,549 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,686 number | 19,300 number | 24,066 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,737 number | 24,473 number | 31,338 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,054 number | 32,252 number | 50,086 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,424 number | 52,377 number | 55,250 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,662 number | 54,646 number | 64,549 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Palestine?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Palestine was 64,549 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 64,549 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,300 number in 1970.
- How does Palestine rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Palestine ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.